I dread the day I suffer a flat out on the road. My Campag Vento rims are reportedly bigger than other rims, and this could be part of the reason why it's so damn hard changing a tyre. Last time I changed a tyre it took 2 fully grown men several hours (I kid ye not) to a) get the thing off, and b) get another one on!
I exacerbate the problem by running on puncture resistant tyres (once specialized Amadillos, and now Michelin Krylion Carbons). Originally I had Vittoria something or others which kept flatting, and these were relatively easy to sort out.
So, I'm left wondering if it's the tyres or the rims that are my biggest issue. I'd rather not spend money on new rims unles necessary, but I also find flat tyres ruin my enjoyment of cycling, so I have a complete love affair with toughened rubber products, and don't want to give them up!!   If the tyres do their job, they'll not puncture and my fear will never be realised. However, should the unimaginable happen, I will be left stranded cos These things just don't come off/go on!! 
Do others have this dilemna?
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